Australia · costs in AUD
Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) · 4 doors
Hisense HRCD640TB Fridge
Hisense HRCD640TB is a 647 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3454).
- Total capacity
- 647 L
- 397 L fridge + 250 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 4.5
- Star rating index 4.51
- Annual electricity use
- 414 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $132 / year
- $11.04 / month · $1,325 over 10 years
1% more electricity than the median of 9 comparable 600–699 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registrations (412 kWh a year). It uses less than 33% of them.
Uses 19% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (511 kWh a year MEPS level).
Cost = label kWh × 32c/kWh in AUD; change the price above to your tariff.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every currently registered 600–699 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) sold in Australia, counted once per registration. Star ratings already account for size through the GEMS adjusted-volume formula; this comparison is in raw kWh against models a buyer would actually consider instead.
Hisense HRCD640TB running cost
- Per month
- $11.04
- Per year
- $132
- 5 years
- $662
- 10 years
- $1,325
414 kWh × 32c/kWh. No inflation or tariff change assumed. Fridges run continuously, so the label figure is a whole-year estimate under standard test conditions.
Capacity and compartments
- Total gross volume
- 647 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 397 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 250 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 812 L
- fresh food compartment
- 397 L gross
- two-star compartment
- 17 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 104 L gross
- two-star compartment
- 129 L gross
Gross volumes exclude shelving. Fresh food = fresh food, chill and cellar compartments; frozen = freezer, two-star and ice-making (zero-star) compartments. Adjusted volume weights frozen space more heavily and is what the government uses to set the star rating for the size.
Similar wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)s that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 647 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-Zero ICBCL3650F/S/P/R582 L297 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $95 | |
| Sub-Zero ICBCL3650F/S/P/L582 L297 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $95 | |
| Fisher & Paykel RF620QNPVB1627 L364 kWh/yr | 5 | $116 | |
| Fisher & Paykel RF620Q PV series627 L364 kWh/yr | 5 | $116 | |
| Haier HRF680YPC623 L376 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $120 |
Fridges similar to the Hisense HRCD640TB
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher & Paykel RF620QZPVG1 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 627 L | 5 | 364 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Fisher & Paykel RF620QNPVB1 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 627 L | 5 | 364 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Chiq CCD597NB 7% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 601 L | 4.5 | 391 | 7% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Chiq CCD Series 7% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 601 L | 4.5 | 391 | 7% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Haier HRF680Y Series 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 623 L | 4.5 | 376 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Haier HRF680YPC 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 623 L | 4.5 | 376 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 647 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Hisense models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hisense HRCD640TSW640 L412 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $132 | |
| Hisense HRCD640TBW640 L412 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $132 |
Compare HRCD640TB with another fridge
Hisense HRCD640TB specifications
- Type
- Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 4
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 914 mm
- Height
- 1,790 mm
- Depth
- 730 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 414 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.509
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 511 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.510
- Country of manufacture
- China
Related Hisense model numbers starting with HRCD640TB
1 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.
| Model | Registration | Stars | kWh / yr | Registration expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRCD640TBW | ARF3453 | 4.5 | 412 | 1 October 2029 |
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3454
- GEMS registration id
- 163832
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 2 October 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Cooled appliance
- Product class
- Class 5
- GEMS group
- Group 5T: refrigerator-freezer, automatic defrost, top-mounted freezer
- Regulatory standard
- Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Household Refrigerating Appliances) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS IEC 62552.3:2018
- Consumer type rule
- Designated a cooled appliance by the registrant
Source: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.